Emergency Response Strategies for Schools and Academies
In an increasingly uncertain world, it is crucial to have comprehensive plans and strategies to respond effectively to threats in crowded places, such as schools and colleges. This course explores the need for well-designed emergency response plans catering to various potential threats, terrorist methodologies and serious incidents such as the use of offensive weapons, a serious cyber-attack, or a physical attack on the premises.
With a focus on "deter, detect, delay" principles this course will guide you through the planning process and the various types of emergency responses. A sample Invacuation, Evacuation and Lockdown policy is also included.
What is covered in this course?
- Requirement for Guidance
- Response Planning
- Pre-Incident: Thinking Ahead
- Incident: Considering Your Options and Taking Action
- Post-Incident: Activities
- Post-Incident: Recovery
- Evacuation
- Invacuation
- Lockdown
Our training is applicable to the following educational settings: Primary Schools, Primary Academies, Secondary Schools, Secondary Academies, Private Nurseries, Maintained Nurseries, Public Schools, Free Schools, Pupil Referral Units, and SEND Schools.
To fulfil the latest HM Government statutory guidance, training is advised for the following roles:
- All SLT and staff with a role in the emergency response process.
The Admin dashboard
https://admin.ssslearning.co.uk
Our system requires no complicated setup. From the Admin Dashboard simply copy and send an invitation email to your staff with the login details for your school or academy. Once your staff commence training, all progress, results and CPD certificates are presented in the Admin Dashboard as evidence of training.
The Training site
https://training.ssslearning.co.uk
Staff complete a course via any PC, Mac, Smartphone or Tablet. Each course is made up of an engaging multimedia presentation created using 3D animation, comprehensive course notes and a fully tracked multiple-choice assessment. On completion, staff can view and print their CPD accredited certificate.
All courses are kept up–to–date with any changes in legislation or policy ensuring practice in your school or academy is compliant with current requirements.
Time to complete course
Approximately 30 minutes
Course Video duration
24 minutes
CPD points
0.5
- Provides a training audit trail to evidence compliance with statutory requirements on inspection
- Stores CPD certificates for future access
- Fully CPD accredited
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Pricing and how to buy
Cost is calculated according to the number of staff you wish to train.
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